Fusu's hands and feet were cold.
After listening to Ji Heng's words, he realized that his understanding was too superficial. He only saw the surface of the problem and did not really understand the essence.
In the final analysis, the old and new Qin people still have interests.
If he really believed it, not only would he not be able to solve the problem, but it would actually bring disaster to the Qin Dynasty.
Fusu cupped his hands and said, "Thank you sir for reminding me."
"Fusu almost made a big mistake."
Ji Heng's expression remained as usual and he just poured himself a glass of wine.
Fusu didn't ask any more questions about this.
Ji Heng actually gave him a solution a long time ago.
It is to reassure the army.
Only when the morale of the army is stable can the place be stabilized. At present, Da Qin does not have the energy to take into account too much, so it can only make choices based on priorities. Whether it is a New Qin person or an Old Qin person, as long as they are in Qin and serve Qin, that is all. People of Qin should be treated equally in the court.
Only in this way can stability be truly achieved.
fair!
This is the biggest move to bring peace to the people.
Once there is a deviation, it will definitely arouse people's dissatisfaction.
Once again, if someone with good intentions instigates it, internal chaos in Qin will easily occur.
When the Expulsion Order was issued, a lot of turmoil occurred in the Qin State. At that time, it mainly affected officials, but now it affects millions of people in Guanzhong. If another turmoil breaks out, the impact will be much more severe than when the Expulsion Order occurred.
If it affects the morale of the military, it will be an act of chaos for the country.
Think of this.
A flash of anger flashed in Fusu's eyes.
He has now realized that most of the officials who told him this at that time had bad intentions or were too selfish. They wanted him to pass the message on their behalf and spread the news to the court, and then ask the court to give preferential treatment to the people of Lao Qin. And this kind of preferential treatment often falls on officials first.
In order to seek promotion and promotion, he did not care about the life and death of the court.
This man really deserves to be killed!
Fusu rarely showed a murderous intention.
Ji Heng saw the change in Fusu's expression.
He shook his head slightly. Fusu didn't see through the pros and cons, but he didn't want to say more.
Fusu took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and bowed: "In addition to the serious lack of young people in Guanzhong, I also discovered a serious evil situation when I patrolled the place."
"The quality of farm tools cast in government-run workshops is very low."
"When I was in Jingyang, I didn't notice it at first. When I was leaving, I saw a woman complaining in the fields. I was curious and asked about it, and then I realized that it was evil."
"The agricultural tools produced by government-run workshops cannot support a spring plowing at all."
“With a little tillage, it breaks easily.”
"When I first heard about these complaints, I just thought that the woman had bought substandard iron farm tools. But after careful questioning, I found out that most of the government-run farm tools were of this quality, and I even went to see those farm tools with my own eyes. I’ve seen it, the surface is very rough, and the hardness is not as good as ordinary stone.”
"Da Qin attaches great importance to farm tools."
"Iron farm tools are hard, sharp and lightweight, which can greatly improve farming efficiency. They have been promoted by the imperial court. In recent years, local governments have gradually eliminated the original wooden, stone or bone tools and turned to iron. This is why The reason why the people of Daqin are still able to maintain it despite such a heavy endowment."
"Local food production has improved to a certain extent."
"This is also the function of iron tools."
“Da Qin’s pig iron production has never been high.”
"Even so, in addition to supplying the army, most of the pig iron produced by Da Qin every year is used in agricultural tools."
"The purpose is to improve farming efficiency for the people."
"But I never imagined that the iron tools provided by the government to the people would be so poor."
"Hundreds of thousands of pounds of pig iron were used to cast these pieces of junk?!"
"It's absolutely heartbreaking."
Speaking of which.
Fusu clenched his fists, his eyes full of anger.
He was really angry.
If Da Qin's forging technology was so crude, he would just hold his nose and admit it, but Da Qin's forging technology was far better than what he showed. Da Qin also implemented the 'Wule Gongming' system. Such crude agricultural tools only needed to be made for If the government finds out once, they should be punished directly to investigate their deception.
But the government never punished him once.
It shows the darkness and evil in it.
After getting angry, Fusu couldn't help but sigh and said: "I originally thought that the government was negligent in its duties, but after getting to know more about it in Yueyang, I discovered that the government was not negligent in its duties."
"The bottom line is that it's a matter of government standards."
"The standards of Da Qin's iron farm tools have not changed in nearly thirty years. The government's standards for iron farm tools are still the same as those thirty years ago. For thirty years, Da Qin's iron production technology has not been improved. How much money has been made, but the standards of the past are still used, how can we produce fine iron farm tools?"
"I went to ask why."
"On the one hand, Da Qin's craftsmen have 'worker' status, and almost all of them are hereditary."
“Most craftsmen will not choose to teach their skills to outsiders, and the craftsmen themselves place special emphasis on professional skills and practical experience. Once the descendants of outstanding craftsmen do not have the ability of their parents, the quality of the cast objects will naturally decline. decline."
"In order to prevent their descendants from failing the assessment and being punished by the government, these craftsmen have always maintained low standards."
"Secondly, there is serious collusion between government and businessmen."
"Da Qin's iron smelting industry is not considered advanced."
"In order to meet the needs of the world, and to better promote iron farming tools."
"The imperial court authorized merchants to participate in the business."
"Because the quality of the government-owned iron farm tools was low and they would be damaged to a certain extent after being used for only a few times, seriously delaying the farming time, local leaders in Guizhou could only choose to buy high-priced farm tools from merchants. Merchants used this to make huge profits in the past, but the imperial court Many of the stingy officials responsible for supervision were bribed by businessmen, so they turned a blind eye to the situation in government affairs."
"Let a group of people who are ready to fill their positions fill the government-run workshops."
"We will never report it to our superiors to raise the standards."
"That's what's happening with iron farm tools right now."
"The iron farm tools made by the government are of low quality, but relatively cheap, while the iron farm tools of merchants are of higher quality, but more expensive."
"Nowadays, there is a shortage of young people in Guanzhong, and there are only a few old, weak, women and children left. Without iron farm tools, the fields cannot be cultivated at all. Therefore, the local people can only buy iron farm tools, and those bought by the government are embarrassing and difficult for merchants to afford. It is expensive, so local people always complain about the government."
"As for iron farm tools, there are not many of them in the entire handicraft industry."
"It's really shocking."
Fusu Tie's face was livid and his expression was very gloomy.
As the eldest son of the Qin Dynasty, how could he turn a blind eye to such evil?
Disaster has already appeared.
If you don't notice it, that's it. Once you notice it, how can it be silent?
If the collusion between government and businessmen is allowed, and local exploitation is allowed to continue, if things go on like this, will the foundation of people's hearts and minds not be lost?
It was precisely because he had learned so many evil things that Fusu could not sit still. As soon as he returned to Xianyang and wrote a memorial to the First Emperor, he immediately came to Ji Heng worriedly. If he did not tell this information, he would be filled with sorrow in his heart. It was really uncomfortable to hold it in.
Be quiet for a while.
Ji Heng finally spoke.
"The handicraft industry does have a lot of shady aspects."
"It also needs to be solved urgently."
"To a certain extent, this is normal."
"Officials are different from merchants. Merchants pursue profit. They want to sell goods at high prices and can only improve the quality of goods as much as possible. But the government is not the same. Officials only play a supervisory role. Instead of making profits for the people, they hope It is better to do less than to do more. As long as I am in office and no major problems arise, everything will be the best as usual."
"Qin Ting has paid too much attention to the big affairs in recent years, but he has neglected to pay attention to the grassroots."
"This then gives officials room to raise and lower their hands."
"Among them, Da Qin's strict 'work status' is the problem."
"The son of a tiger in a general's house, the son of a tiger's father and a dog's son. These two situations keep happening alternately. Strictly restricting people's household registration will definitely hinder the progress and development of technology. If the problem is not fundamentally solved, even if you write a letter to improve the testing standards of various handicraft industries , what happened today will eventually happen again."
Ji Heng seemed to have thought of something.
Added a few words.
“Also, don’t overestimate the role of the system.”
"The system is dead, but people are alive."
"How can a living person really be bound by a dead system?"
"As long as the benefits are big enough."
"Any system will be broken."
“There is no doubt that all systems involving the bottom are fairer to the weaker party in the early stages, but as time goes by, these systems will only become more and more biased towards the stronger party, because in the later stages, every system A number of interest groups with related interests will be formed in the future.”
"These people are just like the 'stings' you just mentioned. They seek profit under this system and will instinctively protect their own interests."
"There is no solution to this problem."
"The only thing we can do is clean it up every once in a while."
"Avoid the really big tail that won't fall off."
Speaking of which.
Ji Heng's eyes flashed slightly and he said: "Perhaps letting the people at the bottom participate in supervision is also a way."
"But this method is not very practical."
"The situation is also unpredictable."
Ji Heng did not say more about this and continued: "The corruption in the Qin Dynasty is so serious now. To a certain extent, it is actually based on hereditary work status. Craftsmen are passed down from generation to generation. They keep communicating with the officials. Over time, they will naturally develop friendships. Therefore, To effectively avoid this situation, in addition to regularly cleaning up officials, we must also break the current hereditary system."
"Let people with other household registrations also be craftsmen."
"The power of the masses is great, endless, and imaginative."
“Only by involving the people at the bottom and stimulating their talents as much as possible can the handicraft industry be pushed forward.”
“It’s difficult to do that right now.”
"in addition."
Ji Heng paused for a moment and said: "It has been nine years since the founding of the Qin Dynasty, but there has been a certain stagnation in many aspects of production technology. In addition to the slackness of craftsmen and the deliberate suppression by officials and businessmen, it is actually inseparable from the royal family of the Qin Dynasty, and even The royal family of Da Qin is the main reason."
“The imperial family of Great Qin is too greedy!”
One word fell.
Fusu was stunned on the spot.
The imperial family of the Great Qin Dynasty was too concerned about big affairs and neglected the lower levels, but why did they ever restrict technological improvement?
Fusu's eyes were filled with confusion.
(End of chapter)
